Oh, and one more very big difference between the model and the image: the new copy is made from standard diameter, relatively thinwall 531 compared to the (in retrospect) excessively heavy tubing of the 2003 Riv, and the difference is very positively noticeable as this is yet one more of those delightful bikes that encourages one to choose a cog 1 tooth smaller. It' doesn't "bog down" when you come to an incline or turn into a headwind, as I had noticed over the years when comparing the 2003 with its even earlier 1999 Riv Joe Starck custom fixed gear gofast older sister, which also encourages 1 tooth smaller.
On Thu, Aug 13, 2020 at 8:55 AM Patrick Moore <bertin...@gmail.com> wrote: > Fun facts: Bike was built to copy the 2003 Rivendell that I had had > modified enough times for features missing on the original that I thought > it time to start over. > Patrick Moore Alburquerque, Nuevo Mexico, Etats Unis d'Amerique, Orbis Terrarum -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/CALuTfgt%3DstC24kUSMG6%3DmxjogMzbVqeo9pNa2Nk1b7wBWgq33g%40mail.gmail.com.
